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Nokia® Lumia 625 - How to back up or transfer your contacts and synchronize your calendar
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You can back up your contacts list, and synchronize your calendar, with your Gmail account.
If you've set up a Gmail email account on your smartphone, it should automatically be backed up with your Gmail account.
You don't have a Gmail email account set up on your smartphone
If you haven't set up a Gmail email account on your smartphone, do the following.
- From the Home screen, swipe the screen to the left.
- Select Settings.
- Select email + accounts.
- Tap add an account.
- Select Google.
- Type your Gmail or Google username and password.
- Tap next.
- Select Email, contacts, and calendar.
- Tap sign in.
Your smartphone contacts and calendar are synchronized with your Gmail account.
You've already set up a Gmail email account on your smartphone
If you've already set up a Gmail email account on your smartphone, but would like to ensure it's backed up with your Gmail account, do the following.
- From the Home screen, swipe the screen to the left.
- Select Settings.
- Select email + accounts.
- Select the desired Google account.
- Select the check boxes for the content to sync.
- Tap the check mark at the bottom of the screen.
Your smartphone contacts and calendar are synchronized with your Gmail account.